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WSCC ADDITION ART FRAMEWORK

WSCC ADDITION ART WORKSHOP October 23, 2017 Seattle Design Commission 1

• Clarify WSCC Addition Art Vision

• Engage WSCC Art Advisors, WSCC Board Art Committee, 4Culture on proposed art plans

• Explain proposal to meet SDC policy on public art for vacations with a framework plan

• Clarify artwork budgets for Public Benefit, Urban Design Merit, WSCC Addition Artworks

• Outline clear processes and selection criteria for Public Benefit Art, Urban Design Merit items, WSCC Addition Artworks

• Provide clear timelines for Public Benefit Art, Urban Design Merit items, WSCC Addition Artworks

• Provide further detail on Public Benefit Art goals, site conditions, and requirements

• Update the SDC on progress of the Urban Design Merit items

• Address questions on Artist-in-Residence programming

• Address questions on Registration Lobby Digital Media visibility and timing

• Clarify process for CPS Artworks Presentation and Relocated CPS Artworks

SDC ART WORKSHOP SUMMARY July 11, 2017

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Surrounded by water and mountains, Seattle is a place with incomparable

natural beauty among the finest urban centers in the world. It is a former

frontier town with a bright future, a rapidly growing metropolis with diverse

and eclectic businesses, where arts and culture thrive and are integrated into

the fabric of its varied and colorful neighborhoods.

Drawing inspiration from the region’s unique cultures and artistic expressions,

the WSCC Addition art program will offer opportunities for creative place

making by artists which will enrich and enliven the area, encouraging a

dialogue and an exchange of ideas where distinctive neighborhoods intersect.

With the Northwest’s exceptional natural and urban environments as their

foundation and context, working as “translators,” artists from the Pacific

Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia, will

share creative visions drawn from these surroundings.

WSCC ADDITION ART VISION

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Feedback from Presentation to WSCC Art Advisors: July 27, 2017 and OngoingSUGGESTIONS

Boren Avenue Sculptures• Be cognizant of the relationship between the garage door design and the

sculptures. Can they relate to one another? Be careful they don’t compete; maintain consistency.

Olive Way Artworks• Asked for specifics about site, maintenance, and canopy design.

9th Avenue + Pike Street Artwork• Idea is to select an artwork that enriches the neighborhood, creates an

“urban room” and provides illumination in the area.

• Bring to artist as an open opportunity, structure the call so that artists can have the option to use smaller space or the entire area.

Process Comments• Establish selection panels with members from each group, to include: WSCC

Art Advisors, WSCC Art Committee, community art professionals and the project design team.

• Panels for public art typically include 3 to 7 people, plus an engineer. Different panelists for each of 3 project calls; diversity is desirable, include specific project partners (architect, landscape architect). Some panelists should be on each panel for consistency.

• Tap into Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, 4Culture, and Washington State Arts Commission resources.

Art Vision and Plan• Work with the Art Advisors to refine the Art Vision and plan.

RESPONSES

Boren Avenue Sculptures• The design brief for both the garage doors and the

Boren Avenue Sculptures includes adherence to the art vision. Adjacency and context of artworks is made clear and the two artworks will be coordinated in their design to respect one another.

Olive Way Artworks• Detailing of canopy may adjust to accommodate

artwork design as needed. 2D graphic, glass etching, or integrated lighting treatment may be considered to extend artwork to canopy glass.

9th Avenue + Pike Street Artwork

• Open call includes these three goals and ideas.

Process Comments

• The open call selection process incorporates these suggestions.

Art Vision and Plan

• We continue to refine the Art Vision and plan with feedback from Art Advisors, Board Art Committee and others.

OUTREACH to Art Advisors

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Feedback from Presentations to WSCC Board Art Committee: July 24 and October 12, 2017• Enthusiastic support for the Art Vision.

• Acceptance of the general process for artist selections.

• What is scale for Boren sculptures? Make appropriate for pedestrians.

• 9th Avenue + Pike Artwork site concerns include: homeless presence, messy area. Area is dark, illumination could help. Will city allow movement in the artwork?

• Make good use of the Art Advisors, as they have great experience in the public realm with understanding of specifics related to WSCC.

• WSCC Art Program can collaborate with WSCC Board in outreach efforts.

Feedback from Presentation to 4Culture PAAC: July 20, 2017• Discussion of process for creating CPS artworks presentation.

• CPS project history and documentation will be provided by 4Culture.

• Project design team will engage an exhibition or graphic designer to create presentation about CPS project.

• The project plans to place the CPS artworks presentation on 9th Avenue in a highly visible public location.

OUTREACH

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PUBLIC BENEFITARTWORKS

Artwork Budget: $1,850,000

$600,000 $4,500,000

$100,000

Other Budgets: Other Budgets: Other Budgets:

$1,000,000

$250,000

Boren Avenue Sculptures WSCC Addition Artworks

CPS Art Presentation

Honoraria

Dedicated Maintenance

Dedicated Maintenance Dedicated Maintenance

Operations

9th Avenue + Pike Street Artwork

Olive Way Artworks

Budget includes artist fees, design, fabrication, materials, labor, transportation, insurance, installation, and lighting

Budget includes artist and graphic design fees, design, fabrication, materials, labor, transportation, insurance, installation, and lighting

Budget includes artist fees, design, fabrication, materials, labor, transportation, insurance, installation, casework, and lighting

Artwork Budget: $4,600,000Artwork Budget: Included in building construction budget

URBAN DESIGN MERIT

WSCC ADDITION ARTWORKS

Sites A, B, + C Garage Doors

Site C Garage Wall Graphics

Site C Glass Wall at Truck Ramp

WSCC ADDITION ART FRAMEWORK BUDGETS*All three categories of artworks fall under the umbrella of the WSCC Addition Art Vision

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PUBLIC BENEFIT ARTWORKS

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SDC Policy for Public Art included in a Public Benefits Package

1. Scaled site plan showing proposed location(s) of artwork, either on- or off-site

2. Minimum 1/4” scale drawings of the art concept or art component, including at

least one elevation

3. Context drawings illustrating the art in context of the project

4. Material and color samples

5. Lighting strategy

6. Location of proposed art in context with any other existing artwork in an

adjacent right-of-way or public place within 800 feet of the project site

7. A written narrative describing the conceptual approach and how the art and its

proposed siting enhance the public realm and its relationship to the place

where it is located

8. Artist’s resume/background with visual examples of previously completed work

9. Information on durability and constructibility of the proposed work, including

methods of affixing of the artwork or integrating the artwork in its context

10. A maintenance and conservation plan

= Fulfilled = Partially fulfilled with Framework; will be

completely fulfilled when artist is selected

and final artwork developed

= Included in RFP requirements; will

be completely fulfilled when artist is

selected and final artwork developed

SDC Policy for Public Benefit Art

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Request to accept a Framework for delay of items 2, 4, and 8

The Project Art Advisor has been working with WSCC and the project team for more than two years to identify opportunities for artworks. LMN has provided flexibility to accommodate the selected artists’ needs.

1. The project needs sufficient time to execute a robust open-call process. Our Art Advisors recently advised us to lengthen the time frame which has affected our schedules.

2. This is an open call process to allow emerging, mid-career, established and culturally diverse artists to apply for these opportunities.

3. The Project Design Team and the Collaborating Artist will work with the selected Pacific Northwest artist to integrate their artworks with the site, the building and the landscape design.

4. The art vision and category for each category of art has been developed to address the SDC art policies. We have included these policies in our RFQ and will use them in selecting artists for the project.

5. SDC has the ability to modify the art policy guidelines and used this approach for the Arena and 2+U projects.

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• Scale of the art in relation to its site• Does the art support the place it is located• Quality of demonstrated craftsmanship• Artist’s ability to execute work in the public realm

• Promoting the use and function of the pedestrian environment• Bridging the scale between the building and person• Engaging the public or inviting them into a space

• Durability of artwork• Details of color, material, and lighting are adequately considered• Meeting SDOT’s ‘Right-of-Way Improvements Manual’

Artwork Proposals will be evaluated on the following SDC criteria (among others):

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RFQ released 3 finalists per project selected

Informational Meeting

Artists selected

Artist/artist teams develop artwork integrated with the

building design, context, and art vision--working with Project Design Team and Collaborating

Artist

Architecture Team works with artist to integrate

art, building, and landscape design

Collaborating Artist works with

artists to integrate with Art Vision and

other artworks

RFP distributed Interviews

Approval by WSCC Board Art Committee and WSCC Board of

Directors

Artists notified

Administrative review of final artwork by Seattle Design Commission

PROCESS FLOW CHART - Public Benefit Artworks

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PUBLIC BENEFIT ARTWORKS

WSCC Art Advisors

WSCC Board Art Committee

Project Art Advisor

Collaborating Artist

SELECTION PROCESS

Open-call artist selection process for each artwork

• Open call RFQ and RFP developed by Project Art Advisor and Collaborating Artist • RFQ released • Selection Panel awards 3 finalists for each call with honorarium to complete RFP • Final award made by Selection Panel after interviews and review of proposals

Selection Panels for each artwork will include:

• Project Art Advisor • Collaborating Artist • WSCC Art Advisors • 1 WSCC Board Art Committee member • 1 Project architect • Art professionals from the community

Followed with approval and review by:

• Approval by WSCC Board Art Committee • Approval by WSCC Board of Directors • Administrative Review by Seattle Design Commission

Greg Bell, Vulcan Inc. Art Curator

Heather Dwyer, 4Culture

Vicki Halper, Independent Curator

Janae Huber, WA State Arts Commission

Jim McDonald, Grant Makers in the Arts

Deborah Paine, City Office of Arts & Culture

Tim Purtill, Atomic Art Services

Tracey Wickersham, Visit Seattle

Susana Gonzalez-Murillo, Chair

Nicole GrantDenise Moriguchi

Margery Aronson, Independent Curator /

Professional Art Advisor

Cathy McClure, Visual Artist

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PROCESS TIMELINE - Public Benefit Artworks

November, 2017RFQ Released

November, 2017Artist Informational Meeting

November, 2017RFQ Submission Deadline

November/December, 2017Selection Panel reviews artists/artist teams; selects three finalists for each project

December, 2017RFP released, Honoraria awarded to three finalists for each project to complete RFP

February, 2018Interview and review proposals of three finalists for each project

March, 2018Selected proposals presented to WSCC Board Art Committee and WSCC Board for approval

March, 2018Selected artists notified

Beginning April, 2018Artists to work with Design Team and Collaborating Artist to integrate artwork with building, landscape design, and art vision

TBD, 2018Proposals presented to SDC for administrative review

Building Opening, 2021Artworks completed and installed prior to building opening

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Seating design and planting shown are representative - to be further developed with selected artist

BOREN AVENUE SCULPTURES SITE

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Opportunities

• Artist/artist team will work with project architects and landscape architects to site artwork(s) within planting and/or seating areas. Seating and/or display pedestals will be developed with input from artist/artist team.

• Artworks to be located within a 12’6” by 158’ setback along Boren Avenue.

Goals

• Change the dynamic of Boren Avenue between Olive Way and Pine Street by integrating an art experience into a vehicular-heavy and steep pedestrian corridor. Invite the public to both seek and discover art integrated into landscaped spaces that spatially mark a unique urban art experience while offering respite within the city.

• Embrace the WSCC Addition Art Vision.

Details

• Artworks should be made of long lasting, low or no-maintenance materials suitable for the outdoors.

• Integrated lighting will be incorporated into the design.

• The scale of the artworks should appeal to those seated by the sculptures, to pedestrians walking by and to drivers on Boren Avenue.

• The selected artist/artist team will work with project managers to ensure that the artworks are engineered in accordance with all relevant regulations and/or codes.

BOREN AVENUE SCULPTURES

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26' - 10 7/8" 25' - 4" 49' - 3 7/8" 77' - 0"

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10' - 0"

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12' - 5"

PINE STREET

BOREN AVENUE

OLIVE WAY

BOREN AVENUE ELEVATION

BOREN AVENUE SITE PLAN

BOREN AVENUE SCULPTURES SITE

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OLIVE WAY ARTWORKS SITE

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Opportunities

• One of the Addition frontages is on Olive Way between Ninth Avenue and Boren Avenue. Toward the east end of the north facing Olive Way frontage, a bank of elevators runs inside the building and the motion of these elevators will be visible through exterior glass panels.

• Within this area are five interior spaces each measuring 35’ x 4’ x 2’ 6” where artworks will be sited to enliven the streetscape.

Goals

• Integrate art with building function and architecture in a harmonious way to create visual interest in a busy street-scape, activating an area horizontally and vertically, en-hancing the pedestrian experience.


Details

• The site includes 5 glass vitrines, each of which measures 35’ x 4’ x 2’ 6”.

• Detailing modifications to the canopy will be considered to accommodate artwork visibility. Extension of the artwork expression to the canopy glass in the form of 2D graphic, etched glass or integrated lighting will be considered.

• Artworks may be abstract or representational.

• The artworks must be made of any material with high standards of durability suitable for this location and designed to address safety issues.

• The selected artist/artist team will work with project managers to ensure that the artworks are engineered in accordance with all relevant regulations and/or codes.

OLIVE WAY ARTWORKS

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OLIVE WAY

BOREN AVENUE

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BAKERY EXIT STAIRS

PARKING ENTRY

EMPLOYEE ENTRY

FREIGHT ELEVATORSSERVICE ELEVATORS

BOREN AVENUE

OLIVE WAY

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4' - 0"

5' - 0"

4' - 0"

6' - 0"

4' - 0"

10' - 0"

4' - 0"

10' - 0"

4' - 0"

16' - 0" 18' - 0" 17' - 0" 19' - 0" 22' - 0"

OPERABLE PANEL FOR ACCESS TO

INTERIOR

TRANSLUCENT GLASS

GLASS AND STEEL CANOPY

METAL PANEL WALL

BAKERY

GARAGE DOOR

EXIT STAIR DOORS

EMPLOYEE ENTRY

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19' -

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15' -

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OLIVE WAY ELEVATION

OLIVE WAY SITE PLAN

OLIVE WAY ARTWORKS SITE

CLEAR GLASS

BOREN AVENUE

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VIEW FROM NINTH AVENUE

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Details

• The site for the artwork is approximately 70’ tall x 140’ wide. If an artist chooses to design inside or outside of these dimensions, concepts will be considered.

• Artwork may be abstract or representational.

• Artwork may be three-dimensional within the property lines and designed to cast shadows.

• Artwork should include an integrated lighting concept.

• Artwork must be made of long-lasting, low or no-maintenance materials suitable for the outdoors.

• The selected artist/artist team will work with project managers to ensure that artworks are engineered in accordance with relevant regulations and/or codes.

Opportunities

• At the intersection of Pike Street and Ninth Avenue, the artwork site is a 70’ tall x 140’ wide wall of the existing Washington State Convention Center.

• An opportunity exists to create a high-impact artwork that will improve the existing site.

• Artwork may be three-dimensional within the property lines.

• If an artist chooses to design inside or outside of the specified dimensions, concepts will be considered.

Goals

• Mark and celebrate the beginning of the Ninth Avenue Green Street with an exciting art experience. Potential to visually connect with Freeway Park.

• Spatially create an urban area and pedestrian experience on Ninth Avenue and Pike Street by developing a visual that is artistic, imaginative and memorable.


9TH AVENUE + PIKE STREET ARTWORK

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URBAN DESIGN MERIT

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PROCESS FLOW CHART - Urban Design Merit

Shortlist: Artists meeting

technical requirements and Art

Vision

Preferred artists/artist teams selected by:

Collaborating ArtistArchitecture Team

Graphic Design Team

Artists/artist teams engaged

Graphic Design Team + Artists/artist teams:

Artworks translated to custom surfaces

Artworks createdwith guidance from Graphic Design

Team Architecture Team:

Aids integration with building and landscape design;

provides technical assistance

Collaborating Artist:

Aids integration of Art Vision +

Coordinates with adjacent artworks

Artists/artist teams approved

by WSCC

Administrative review by:Seattle Design Commission

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SELECTION + DESIGN PROCESSURBAN DESIGN MERIT ITEMS

Graphic Design Team

Architecture Team


Studio Matthews

LMN Architects

Cathy McClure, Visual Artist

Collaboration between artists/artist teams, collaborating artist, graphic designer, and architect

An invitation will be extended to one or more artists/artist teams in adherence to the Art Vision, selected together by:

• Collaborating Artist • Graphic Design Team • Architecture Team

Selected artists/artist teams will work with Project Design Team to produce content translated into the fabrication of garage doors and walls in accordance with the Art Vision principles.

Designs presented for administrative review by:

• Seattle Design Commission

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PROCESS TIMELINE - Urban Design Merit

March, 2017Conditional approval of Urban Design Merit with review of 5 garage doors, loading dock return wall and truck ramp glass wall design

October, 2017Proposed designs, materials, and technique included in MUP submittal #4

December / January, 2017Proposed designs, materials, and technique presented to DRB

October, 2017Collaborating Artist, Design Team + Studio Matthews will issue invitation to artists/artist teams to collaborate on designs

August, 2017Art Team finalizes art plan vision and conceptual framework

TBD, 2018Designs presented to SDC for administrative review

Building Opening, 2021 Artworks completed and installed prior to building opening

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Olive Way WSCC GarageVertical lift door

Boren Avenue WSCC GarageVertical lift door

Howell Street Residential Loading DockFour-panel folding door

Howell Street WSCC Loading Dock Glass WallCustom painted or etched glass

Site C Loading Dock interior wall

Terry Avenue Loading Dock ExitVertical bi-folding door

All perforated surfaces and adjacent loading dock wall to be completed with a single artist/artist team + project team collaboration

Glass wall to be completed with a second artist/artist team + project team collaboration

Boren Avenue Loading Dock EntryThree-panel sliding door

BOREN AVE / OLIVE WAY / TERRY AVE / HOWELL ST GRAPHIC DOORS AND WALLS

A1

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A2

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SITE A

SITE C

SITE B

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C2

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Scale: 5 doors, 1 graphic wall, 1 glass wall

Medium: Perforated metal panels, painted wall, painted or etched glass

Time Range: Permanent

Public Access: Visible at sidewalks and streets

Details

• Imagery will be translated to a perforation pattern, and cut into custom fabricated garage door panels.

• Glass wall treatment may utilize paint, texture, or etching on the glass surface.

• Artists/artist teams must engage in a collaborative process with members of the Project Design Team to produce works that satisfy and conform with the Art Vision.

• Artist/artist teams must respond to adjacent artworks.

• Scales of artwork must integrate with the architecture.

• The Project Design Team will ensure that artworks are engineered in accordance with relevant regulations and/or codes.

Opportunities

• Potential to create a meaningful series of artworks responding to the site, city, and the region.

• Artists/artist teams’ designs will respond to and artistically interpret Seattle’s diverse neighborhoods.

• Artwork may include interpretive text

Goals

• Improve the pedestrian experience by creating textural and graphic surfaces that can be interpreted at various distances.

• At loading dock interior wall, create a graphic with visual interest integrated with the adjacent garage doors, but does not encourage the public to enter the dock.


BOREN AVENUE / OLIVE WAY / TERRY AVENUE / HOWELL STREET GARAGE DOORS

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RETAIL

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Parking Access on Olive Way

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BOREN AVENUE GARAGE DOOR

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Parking Access on Boren Avenue

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HOWELL STREET LOADING DOCK DOOR

AMENITYSTREET LEVEL USEDAYCARE/

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STREET LEVEL USE

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Neighborhoods Illustrated - Neighborhoods by PeopleRendering

Washington State Convention Center 08.03.2017 Studio Matthews 8

Neighborhoods Illustrated - Neighborhoods by PeopleRendering

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Truck Ingress Door on Boren Avenue

BOREN AVENUE LOADING DOCK DOOR

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3 Door Opening Positions

• 3-panel sliding door • Panels stack and overlap, providing opportunity for a secondary overlay effect

to be explored by artist/artist team• Panels operated according to scale of traffic--3 panels will not open when just

one is sufficient• Door perforation and interior wall graphic will be developed in tandem, by a

single artist/artist team and should complement one another

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Truck Egress Door on Terry Avenue

Scale: 235 linear feet

Medium: 2D Graphic, Paint


Public Access: Visible at sidewalks and street

SITE C LOADING DOCK GRAPHIC WALL

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Loading Dock Wall between Boren Avenue and Terry Avenue

HOWELL STREET / BOREN AVENUEOFFICE

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Scale: Approximately 550 sf

Medium: Silkscreen or etching on glass


Public Access: Visible at sidewalks and street

Urban Design Merit Scope

21’ - 0”

Potential Expanded Artist Scope

RETAILRETAILTRUCK RAMP

HOWELL STREET

22’ 8”

HOWELL STREET TRUCK RAMP GLASS WALL

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Glass Wall at Truck Ramp on Howell Street


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PROCESS FLOW CHART - WSCC Addition Artworks

Potential artwork types and

locations identified by Project Art Advisor and

Collaborating Artist, coordinated

with Project Design Team and

WSCC Operations

Artist or artwork is selected

Artist or artworks approved by

WSCC Board Art Committee and WSCC Board of

Directors

Input from Art Advisors and professional

partners from the art community

Input from Project Art Advisor and


Open Call

Invitation

Direct Acquisition

Gifted Artwork

Loaned Artwork

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WSCC Art Advisors

WSCC Board Art Committee

Project Art Team

SELECTION PROCESS

Artworks will be acquired using the following processes:

• Open calls • Invitations • Direct acquisitions • Gifts • Loans

Selection criteria of artists and artworks:

• Artistic excellence • Embrace the WSCC Addition Art Vision • Preference for PNW artists, particularly Seattle, King County and Washington state • Inclusion of established, mid-career and emerging artists • Inclusion of culturally diverse artists • Broad range of media and scale • Suitability for site

All followed with approval by:

• WSCC Board Art Committee • WSCC Board of Directors

Susana Gonzalez-Murillo, Chair

Nicole GrantDenise Moriguchi

Margery Aronson, Project Art Advisor

Cathy McClure, Collaborating Artist

LMN Architects, Project Architects

GGN, Landscape Architects

PSG, Project Manager

Greg Bell, Vulcan Inc. Art Curator

Heather Dwyer, 4Culture

Vicki Halper, Independent Curator

Janae Huber, WA State Arts Commission

Jim McDonald, Grant Makers in the Arts

Deborah Paine, City Office of Arts & Culture

Tim Purtill, Atomic Art Services

Tracey Wickersham, Visit Seattle

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PROCESS TIMELINE - WSCC Addition Artworks

July, 2017CPS purchase includes designation of $4,500,000 for WSCC Addition Artworks and an additional $100,000 for CPS Art presentation

2016/2017Art plan vision and framework established. Project Art Advisor and Collaborating Artist on board. WSCC Art Advisors and WSCC Board Art Committee engaged

Fall, 2017Refinement of opportunities and general locations for artworks. Refinement of Artist-in-Residence program.

Post-start of constructionExecute the plan Building Completion, 2021

Artworks completed and installed prior to building opening

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2D and 3D Artworks throughout Addition

Signature Artworks

CPS Artworks Presentation

Relocated CPS Artworks

Pine Street Sun Garden Artwork

Artworks at Pine Street and Olive Way entrances

Registration Lobby Digital Media

Gifted Artworks

Loaned Artworks

Rotating Art Exhibitions

Artist-in-Residence Studio Space

POTENTIAL LOCATIONS / ARTWORKS - WSCC Addition Artworks

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Scope: A publicly accessible space where artists work and

engage with the community.

GOALS• Design the space for variable usage to connect artists and the art

community with the public in a dynamic way• Special public events–artist talks, etc. Encourage artists to

propose events related to their work.• Artists can exhibit and sell work from the space.• Encourage cross-pollination of ideas. If space allows, consider a

collaborative residency, which could involve multiple artists.• Collaborate with community partners including Pratt, Cornish,

MadArt, UW and others.• Preference for artists from Seattle, King County, and Washington

state.

Time Range: Multiple residencies, year-round

Public Access: 400-800sf of artist studio space located

in the 9th Avenue Market

9th AVENUE MARKET ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM

Proposed Artist in Residence Studio Space located within 9th Avenue Market

John Grade Middle Fork at MadArt, South Lake Union, Seattle, WAZha Sai printmaking demonstration at Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA

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Scale: 10’ to 60’ x 30’ wall display


Public Access: Located in high-profile, public area at 9th Avenue Market entry visible from sidewalk

Scope: 7 relocated works

Medium: 5 cast metal tree grates, 2 inlaid profiles. Street tree

selection changed to correspond to tree grates.


Public Access: Exterior access at 9th Avenue

9TH AVENUE MARKET CPS ARTWORK PRESENTATION | RELOCATED CPS ARTWORKSART PROGRAM9TH AVE - DEACCESSIONED CPS ART INCORPORATION

9TH AVENUE

dESCRiPTiOn OF ExiSTinG aRTThe Tree Grate Museum, Garth Edwards, Maren Hassinger, Virginia Paquette, Susan Point and Dyan Rey, (plaque design by Jack Mackie), cast ironNinth Avenue streetscape

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Five varieties of trees – Norway Maple, Little Leaf Linden, Northern Red Oak, Zelkova and Ginko – were originally planted in a small grove at the station, and these species were also planted along alternating streetscapes throughout the city – marking the alignment of the tunnel. Each tree was surrounded with a five-foot square, artist-designed tree grate. This artwork marked a unique collabo-ration between visual artists and a custom manufacturer. Urban Accessories fabricated the custom designs and ultimately offered the tree grates through its catalogue to other developers in the city. Various configurations of the custom tree grates show up at all of the Seattle Transit Tunnel stations. Susan Point’s grates were also used at the football/soccer stadium development. The Tree Grate Mu-seum at Convention Place Station is the only place to see all five designs together. Plaques, designed by lead artist Jack Mackie, are located at each grate and show the name of the artist, the tree species, the tree profile and leaf shape and note the location of the tree along the tunnel route.

CuRREnT COndiTiOn OF THE aRTwORKThe cast iron grates and plaques that remain on site are in good condition, but have acquired a patina of age and need cleaning. Three of the tree grate varieties are missing: Norway Maple, Little Leaf Linden and Northern Red Oak. The grates for Zelkova (by Virgina Paquette) and Ginko (by Dyan Rey) and the plaques for all five varieties (by Jack Mackie) remain in place. In addition to the Tree Grate Museum, artist-designed tree grates by Virginia Paquette also sur-rounded five Zelkova trees planted along Pine Street. These grates have been removed by 4Culture and are stored in a County warehouse.

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aRTiST biOSGarth Edwards has been making public artwork since his first project for the Oregon Arts Commis-sion in 1975. His public projects now number over 50 and are located in 10 states. The artist lives in Seattle, Washington. He is a past recipient of a Na-tional Endowment for the Arts Artists Fellowship for his work in contemporary glass.

Virginia Paquette has a graduate degree in painting from the University of Washington and has worked and exhibited internationally. Winner of numerous public art commissions, Ms. Paquette’s artwork is incorporated into the halls of the Issaquah District Court, the new Redmond campus of Lake Washing-ton Technical College and the Weatherwax High School in Aberdeen, WA. She continues to explore new media forms and develop performance-instal-lations with her husband, clarinetist and composer William O. Smith (Bill Smith). The artist lives in Se-attle, Washington.

Susan Point is a descendant of the Musqueam peo-ple. Ms. Point has used her artistic practice to create a greater awareness of the heritage and artforms of the Coast Salish peoples while continuing to expand the vocabulary of those traditional forms in a con-temporary direction. An Officer of the Order of Can-ada, she has been presented with the Queen Eliza-beth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her contributions to the country. She has been recognized with numer-ous other awards including lifetime appointment to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and a desig-nation as one of B.C’s 100 most influential women. Ms. Point has Honorary Doctorates from the Univer-sity of Victoria, Simon Fraser University, University of B.C. and Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Dyan Rey has exhibited her artwork both locally and nationally for over 25 years in many solo shows and group exhibitions. Her works are held in private and public collections including Microsoft Corporation, SAFECO Insurance Company, Tacoma Art Museum, City of Seattle, and the Washington State Arts Col-lection. The artist lives in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

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Existing CPS art to be incorporated in 9th Avenue streetscape:

The Tree Grate Museum, Garth Edwards, Maren Hassinger, Virginia Paquette, Susan Point and Dyan Rey, (plaque design by Jack Mackie), cast iron, 5 total

Traveling Stories, Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler, cut and sand-blasted granite

FLEX SPACE

DISPLAY AREA

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Scale: 550 linear feet

Medium: Digital media presentations

Time Range: Variable, between convention events

Public Access: Visible from public Mixing Zone,

Registration Lobby, and Pine Street sidewalk

Areas from which Digital Media Presentations are visible by the pubic

Area of Digital Media Presentations

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Surrounded by water and mountains, Seattle is a place with incomparable

natural beauty among the finest urban centers in the world. It is a former

frontier town with a bright future, a rapidly growing metropolis with diverse

and eclectic businesses, where arts and culture thrive and are integrated into

the fabric of its varied and colorful neighborhoods.

Drawing inspiration from the region’s unique cultures and artistic expressions,

the WSCC Addition art program will offer opportunities for creative place

making by artists which will enrich and enliven the area, encouraging a

dialogue and an exchange of ideas where distinctive neighborhoods intersect.

With the Northwest’s exceptional natural and urban environments as their

foundation and context, working as “translators,” artists from the Pacific

Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia, will

share creative visions drawn from these surroundings.

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